{"id":10913,"date":"2013-07-15T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlines.madeostudio.com\/article\/100-young-black-activists-respond-george-zimmermans-acquittal\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T15:46:00","slug":"100-young-black-activists-respond-george-zimmermans-acquittal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/100-young-black-activists-respond-george-zimmermans-acquittal\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman’s Acquittal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman’s Acquittal<\/h3>\n

The next generation is speaking up.<\/p>

\n By Jamilah King<\/span> Jul 15, 2013<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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While George Zimmerman was being acquitted on all charges in a Florida courtroom, dozens of young black activists were meeting in Chicago. The convening was hosted by the Black Youth Project, a group dedicated to research and action to increase the political power of today’s young black leaders. Known as the \"Beyond November Movement\", their voices are especially important<\/a> in this moment, when the value of black life has once again seriously been put into question<\/a>\u00a0by America’s judicial system.<\/p>\n

Read their statement after the jump.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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